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> Kind of an interesting idea, actually. (Of course, that's after only looking at it a couple minutes... the idea might fall apart under more scrutiny) Yes, it
by jibiki 17y ago
> Kind of an interesting idea, actually. (Of course, that's after only looking at it a couple minutes... the idea might fall apart under more scrutiny)
Yes, it is an interesting idea, and yes, it falls apart :) (As I pointed out lower in the thread, it's hard to define 10*0.00...1)
For a more rigorous version of infinitesimals, try:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperreal_number http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperreal_number